Four episodes in and something about this drama just doesn’t click for me, and I don’t know what it is. Is it the writing? Some of the things that happen don’t make sense, I mean, the whole sleepwalking plot seems to exist just so the male lead can warm up to her and become softer, but it makes zero sense. There were so many other ways to achieve that.
Is it the acting? The characters, most of whom I find annoying? The casting? The characters seem to lack chemistry. The comedy that just doesn't land most of the time... I’m not sure.
On paper, this is exactly the kind of drama I should enjoy: romantic comedy, enemies to lovers, small-town setting, probably some healing along the way—sign me up. But it just doesn’t land for me, and the fact that I can’t pinpoint exactly why isn’t a good sign. It could be a combination of all of the above, which definitely isn’t a good thing.
The synopsis looks great and all, but why is the ML, a 35-year-old man, being described as middle-aged? I thought they were talking about a man in his 50s, for God’s sake!
What a great drama, what a great ending! This drama ending on International Women's Day feels almost poetic! I really loved Park Shin Hye here and in The Judge from Hell. She really carried both shows! She worked her a** off and shut up everyone who ever called her a bad actress!
I think this season’s main issue isn’t the fact that we don’t see challenges from season 1. I actually prefer that they tried to change things up and keep the element of surprise, but that also ended up being its downfall in a way. In order to maintain the shock factor, they introduced the “eliminate the whole team” challenge, which on paper sounds good. However, this left them with only two black spoons, which they had to protect at all costs to stay true to the theme of the programme (at least for 2 challenges). This would have worked if they had mixed the teams and have a more balanced elimination.
This season had more interesting and likeable characters, but having that challenge hanging over their heads pushed them into a corner and ultimately made the show harder to enjoy.
This drama is proof that more good-looking actors who usually go for the cold/tsundere/mysterious lead roles should start playing more losers in-love, because Jang Ki-yong is killing it. Up until a while ago, I honestly thought he was a mediocre actor at best, but after The Atypical Family he really began to grow on me. Here, he completely won me over. He’s funny and charming, with just the right amount of cringe, everything a rom-com ML should be! Roles like these allow actors to stop taking themselves so seriously, stop worrying about how "cool" they appear on camera, and truly explore their range and capabilities.
Although I love all the actors, the FL's character is giving me such a big ick, I'm thinking of dropping. The…
I totally agree with you, especially this part: “Let 2ML grow a spine and woo FL, and show a blossoming, happy young love instead of obsessed, one-sided craziness. They can be awkward and cute and discover how charming a new relationship can be.” The only time I’ve seen this happen in a drama was in Bread, Love and Dreams, and it worked, it made sense and was really refreshing! I really hope they do the same here as well, although given the fact that this is a weekender, and everything need to be tied up an a big, red, beautiful bow, with all the predictable cliches, I wouldn't hold my breath.
As I was watching today's episode I honestly thought to myself (it was so random as well) that what happened at the end of episode 6 will happen in the last 2 episodes like" Oh, I think this person will show up as the last client"... but I didn't expect it to happen now!
I’m 100% sure Ho-Su will immediately know they switched places or he will figure it within the next episode (ep 2)! They really emphasized that almost no one, not even their mother, could tell them apart, so him instantly recognizing her makes sense! That boy has all the signs of a loser in love, and I am here for it!
Ofc living area team have good chemistry because they don't have to stress about eliminated game prison, they…
But that's the game, it's called Devil's Plan for a reason! I agree that the prison alliance kept playing back-to-back games that took a mental toll on them, but that's not the fault of the players in the living area. The prison alliance didn’t trust each other and kept backstabbing one another regardless. Hyun Joon was once part of the prison alliance, but once he gained the 10 pieces, he didn’t rejoin his prison allies or help them earn more pieces, he had the power! Insted he joined the living area alliance and all he cared about was eliminating Hyun Gyu and he "backstabbed" Se Dol in the process. It's all part of the game...
People are saying that the Living Area team kind of "bullied" the Prison team and were elitist, not giving them a fair chance, but I disagree. From my observation, the Living Area team just had better chemistry and more fun when it came to playing games together. So Hee and Hyun Gyu were great at thinking outside the box, Tino was amazing at reading and understanding game rules, and Kyu Hyun was great at noticing small but crucial details that affected the outcome of the games. In comparison, the Prison team lacked that dynamic. They couldn’t figure out how to work well together, so they kept losing the main matches and ended up back in prison.
Episode 10 gave us so many pieces and I have no idea how to fit them all together into a theory. Any theory I…
I also believe it's No. 2, and maybe the drowning scene happens after she harms their son and he goes after her? His reaction after she mentions the name is very angry! Also, unless I missed something, Hae Suk has no memory of a child and still believes they were/are childless. So Som I must have kidnapped their son and harmed him in some way, and Hae Suk had some sort of mental breakdown, which erased him from her memory.
If it was Hae Suk's memory and that' how she looked young, wouldn't Nak Jun have recognized her? On the other hand, if she were an ex-lover turned obsessive stalker, wouldn't he have recognized her as well? Oh well, we are almost there and next week we will have our answers!!
I'm gonna be honest here: this drama is a cringe fest, and nothing about it should work, but miraculously, it does! It's sweet, funny, and surprisingly heartwarming. My main issue is that there's no country or planet (not even South Korea) where the female lead would be considered fat. She's healthy-looking, and even then, she's on the skinny side!!
I am actually surprised by how much I am enjoying this drama! So far, they manage to pull off every genre flawlessly, especially the comedy, which I usually find dumb and over-the-top in many predominantly funny/comedic K-dramas. In this one, I found myself laughing out loud many times!
Ok, so far this is great and it's everything a rom-com should be! I will be praying and hoping that it does not transform mid-way through into something else and keeps this light- fluffiness and keeps rom-coming till the end!!
I have to be honest Jang Ki Yong really impressed me in this drama. In his previous works he left a lot to be desired in terms of acting but here he really improved and he is doing amazing work!
I am sorry but what was the point of the Lee Soo Hyuk scene? I still don't understand how it fits in and what was the point? Did I miss something? Who was he? Why?
Since the drama is 16 eps i fear they're going to drag this all out until ep 12-13 by making him out to be out…
Well that's why I said it's more of a wishful thinking... but also dramas recently have a tendency to go against cliches that's why I am holding a glimmer of hope that they resolve it soon..
Ok. I know that I am probably wrong and it's more of a wishful thinking, but I honestly think that they won't drag the divorce plot too much and it will be resolved by the end of the next episode at most. She knew they had problems and although she must be hurt a lot and it will take her some time to process, I don't think she will find it very surprising and will understand his reasons. What will hurt her more is when she learns about him staying with her for the money (which I hope he comes clean with on his own by the next episode and she doesn't find out about it accidentally from his lawyer friend). Next week we reach the middle of the drama and there are so many characters we don’t know anything about and haven’t even started the Queen take over plot. I think by next week they will patch things up, figure out that someone is trying to destroy them, pretend they are getting a divorce and try to get to the bottom of it.
Is it the acting? The characters, most of whom I find annoying? The casting? The characters seem to lack chemistry. The comedy that just doesn't land most of the time... I’m not sure.
On paper, this is exactly the kind of drama I should enjoy: romantic comedy, enemies to lovers, small-town setting, probably some healing along the way—sign me up. But it just doesn’t land for me, and the fact that I can’t pinpoint exactly why isn’t a good sign. It could be a combination of all of the above, which definitely isn’t a good thing.
This season had more interesting and likeable characters, but having that challenge hanging over their heads pushed them into a corner and ultimately made the show harder to enjoy.
If it was Hae Suk's memory and that' how she looked young, wouldn't Nak Jun have recognized her? On the other hand, if she were an ex-lover turned obsessive stalker, wouldn't he have recognized her as well? Oh well, we are almost there and next week we will have our answers!!
My main issue is that there's no country or planet (not even South Korea) where the female lead would be considered fat. She's healthy-looking, and even then, she's on the skinny side!!